the Turks (self-designation: Türk, Pl. Türkler) are a Turkvolk in Turkey (51 to 58 million, 70%-80% of the population), in Germany officially 2.055 Mil. (with Turkish descent 2.8 million), and isolates in many other states. Altogether the number of the Turkish citizens amounts to according to official data 72 million inland and 4 million abroad.

The Turks living in Turkeyalso Turkey Turks are called. They speak that Turkishly Istanbuler dialect, which is called also high Turkish.